hawker

Meaning

  1. A peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods.
  2. Any dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae; a darner.
  3. (Singapore) A seller of food in a hawker centre.

Frequency

42k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɔːkə/
Etymology

In summary

Probably Borrowed from Low German or Dutch, from Middle Low German hoker and ultimately from the root of huckster.

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